Already celebrating its 12 years of existence, the Award continues to grow in notoriety and recognition in Europe, as evidenced by the fact that 55% of the projects submitted correspond to participants who have registered for the first time. Thus, it is consolidated as the European Award of Reference in architectural rehabilitation, together with the Europa Nostra.
Winner Project Built heritage category. Renovation of the Neue Nationalgalerie of Berlín by David Chipperfield Architects. Photograph by Simon Menges.
Winner Project Built heritage category
Renovation of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, by David Chipperfield Architects
Winner Project Built heritage category. Renovation of the Neue Nationalgalerie of Berlín by David Chipperfield Architects. Photograph by Simon Menges.
Winner Project Built heritage category
Renovation of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin, by David Chipperfield Architects
The jury, made up of the architects Dikkie Scipio and Susana Valbuena, and the architect Kimmo Lintula, was awarded the prize for the rehabilitation of the Neue Nationalgalerie in Berlin by the English studio David Chipperfield Architects. An example of the modern movement, it was designed by the architect Mies van der Rohe and inaugurated in 1968, to house the 20th-century art collection of the city of Berlin.
The jury considers that the intervention carried out returns the building to its original state so that it is "almost as if nothing had happened for everything to happen. It is meticulous work done, which intervenes even in the smallest technical detail, and which results in a powerful architectural expression. Architecture, heritage, and interventions at their best".
Winner Project Exterior spaces category. El Tanque Garden by Fernando Menis. Photograph by Simona Rota.
Exterior spaces category
Ecological restoration of the garden of El Tanque, by Fernando Menis
The jury made up of the architects Chris Rankin and Pasqual Herrero, and architect Maria Viñé, has awarded the ecological restoration of the El Tanque garden, in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, by the architect Fernando Menis, as the best work in the Outdoor Spaces category. El Jardín de El Tanque is the ecological restoration of a post-industrial area, protected heritage since 2014, which endows the Cabo Llanos neighborhood of Santa Cruz de Tenerife with its first green public space.
The jury considers that the project "works with ecology and heritage to offer a creative, cultural and socially inclusive public space. The project demonstrates sensitivity on all scales, including the reuse of industrial waste for furniture and lighting design." The Garden of El Tanque "is a very complete project in terms of sustainability, social benefits, and in relation to local identity and landscape design."
The jury considers that the project "works with ecology and heritage to offer a creative, cultural and socially inclusive public space. The project demonstrates sensitivity on all scales, including the reuse of industrial waste for furniture and lighting design." The Garden of El Tanque "is a very complete project in terms of sustainability, social benefits, and in relation to local identity and landscape design."
Urban planning category
Regeneration of the Gràcia neighborhoods in Barcelona, by Jornet Llop Pastor Arquitectes together with the Urban Planning Department of the Barcelona City Council
The jury made up of the architect Sara Bartumeus and the urban planner Maria Chiara Tosi, as well as the architect Carlo Atzeni, has been awarded the Prize for the Regeneration of the Gràcia neighborhoods in Barcelona, from the Jornet Llop Pastor Arquitectes office, together with the Urban Planning Management of the Barcelona City Council.
The jury highlights the award-winning project for its "innovative proposal to face the challenges of contemporary times, climate change, and social inclusiveness through affordable housing and within the historical context where it is located. The project transfers the principles of the preservation of the built heritage to the urban structure, to the ordinary urban landscape, and proposes an urban regulation that incorporates the environmental dimension". The involvement of the private sector in the environmental rehabilitation project is also highlighted.
The jury highlights the award-winning project for its "innovative proposal to face the challenges of contemporary times, climate change, and social inclusiveness through affordable housing and within the historical context where it is located. The project transfers the principles of the preservation of the built heritage to the urban structure, to the ordinary urban landscape, and proposes an urban regulation that incorporates the environmental dimension". The involvement of the private sector in the environmental rehabilitation project is also highlighted.
Winner Project Disclosure category. "La vie en kit, une aventure architecturale" by Elodie Degavre.
Winner Project Disclosure category
Documentary “La vie en kit”, by Elodie Degavre
Finally, the jury of architects, Devi Kituashvili and Nicola Regusci and the architect Verena von Beckerath, has awarded the documentary "La vie en kit, une aventure architecturale", by the Belgian architect and filmmaker Elodie Degavre. The film narrates how, in the 70s, four architects thought about the houses of the future, creating eclectic projects in the cities of Bruxelles, Charleroi, and Liejha, with the aim of putting the inhabitant and their needs at the center of the construction process. The film is a co-production with Radio Télévision Belge Francophone (RTBF).
The jury highlights the project's “uniqueness of its theme, which allows us to discover the little-known history of some architects who worked from a utopian and idealistic approach, and how their way of understanding architecture is relevant today. They also highlight the variety of planes and angles with which the documentary is filmed, capable of transmitting the compactness and functionality of the architecture they show”.
The jury highlights the project's “uniqueness of its theme, which allows us to discover the little-known history of some architects who worked from a utopian and idealistic approach, and how their way of understanding architecture is relevant today. They also highlight the variety of planes and angles with which the documentary is filmed, capable of transmitting the compactness and functionality of the architecture they show”.
Special Mention New European Bauhaus. 34 emergency dwellings by MIM-A. Photograph by Adrià Goula.
Special Mention, New European Bauhaus
34 emergency dwellings located in Sant Feliu de Llobregat, by MIM-A
The jury made up of the directors of the Award, the architects Ramon Calonge, Oriol Cusidó, Marc Manzano, and Jordi Portal, together with MEP Marcos Ros, have awarded this special mention to the Conversion of an office building in Sant Feliu de Llobregat to equipment for 34 emergency social housing, a project by the MIM-A office (by the architects Mariona Benedito and Marti Sanz).
The jury has highlighted that the reconversion "perfectly combines and reflects all the values of the New European Bauhaus: 'sustainability, thanks to the improvement and optimization of the enclosures to achieve better energy efficiency and natural lighting; beauty, translated into the improvement of the constructed area, and the axis of inclusion, inherent in emergency housing, which in this case has achieved living spaces of the highest quality with a relevant economy of means". The conversion project is "an excellent response, resolved in an elegant and efficient way, to the current social demand.'"
The jury has highlighted that the reconversion "perfectly combines and reflects all the values of the New European Bauhaus: 'sustainability, thanks to the improvement and optimization of the enclosures to achieve better energy efficiency and natural lighting; beauty, translated into the improvement of the constructed area, and the axis of inclusion, inherent in emergency housing, which in this case has achieved living spaces of the highest quality with a relevant economy of means". The conversion project is "an excellent response, resolved in an elegant and efficient way, to the current social demand.'"
Special Mention New European Bauhaus. Las Flores Neighbourhood by Territoris XLM and BCQ Arquitectura.
Master Plan for the Integrated Rehabilitation of the Barrio de Las Flores, by Territoris XLM and BCQ Arquitectura
The jury has distinguished with this mention the Master Plan for the Integrated Rehabilitation of the Barrio de las Flores, in A Coruña. Carried out by the architecture firm Territoris XLM and BCQ Arquitectura.
In this case, the Jury considers the project "inspiring, the most valuable aspect of which is the comprehensive and social nature of the proposal, which addresses a problem spread throughout Europe by proposing innovative solutions that favor a sector of the population, the of the elderly, who deserve special attention."
In this case, the Jury considers the project "inspiring, the most valuable aspect of which is the comprehensive and social nature of the proposal, which addresses a problem spread throughout Europe by proposing innovative solutions that favor a sector of the population, the of the elderly, who deserve special attention."
Special Mention Restauration. Gruuthumuseum by B-juxta architecten. Photograph by Michiel Vergauwe.
Special Mention Restoration
Restoration of the Gruuthusemuseum in Bruges, by B-juxta architecten
The special mention for restoration has had a jury made up of the architects Ramon Calonge, Oriol Cusidó, Marc Manzano, and Jordi Portal, together with the architect Pedro Rodríguez Cantalapiedra. This year the Mention has been awarded to the restoration project of the Gruuthusemuseum in Bruges, Belgium, a project carried out by the firm B-juxta Architecten.
The jury highlights three fundamental aspects of this project, which make it unique: "the methodology, which includes the analysis of historical documentation and ends with the detail of the final finishes and materials; the construction and decorative techniques used following the original lines, in relation to the volume of the work and, finally, the sincere and clear attitude in relation to the project, maintaining the previous elements and colors, contributing to its permanence and conservation".
The jury highlights three fundamental aspects of this project, which make it unique: "the methodology, which includes the analysis of historical documentation and ends with the detail of the final finishes and materials; the construction and decorative techniques used following the original lines, in relation to the volume of the work and, finally, the sincere and clear attitude in relation to the project, maintaining the previous elements and colors, contributing to its permanence and conservation".
SELECTED
Selected in the Built Heritage Category
The International Jury of the Category of Intervention in Built Heritage, composed of the architects Dikkie Scipio and Susana Valbuena, and the architect Kimmo Lintula, has selected, among a total of 174 projects presented, the following:
• Bijloke Concert Hall, Ghent, Belgium. DRDH Architects and Julian Harrap Architects.
• "Sant Francesc" and "La Pardala", Morella Castle, Morella, Spain. Carquero Architecture.
• Quadrangle Building, King's College, London, United Kingdom. Hall McKnight.
• Ortega Marañón Foundation, Madrid, Spain. Junquera Architects.
• Union of Cooperators, Gavà, Spain. Meritxell Inaraja.
• Straf! School met lef, Beringen, Belgium. a2o architecten and AAC architecture.
• "La Carbonería", Barcelona, Spain. OSS Office for Strategic Spaces.
• Tobacco factory Linz - House Havana, Linz, Austria. Kaltenbacher architektur and STEINBAUER.
• Monsaraz Fortifications – west and south Barbican path, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal. Pedro Pacheco Architects.
• Ombu, Madrid, Spain. Foster+Partners.
• Bolhão Market, Porto, Portugal. Nuno Valentim, Architecture and Rehabilitation.
• Wintercircus Mahy, Ghent, Belgium. Atelier Kempe Thill, aNNo architects, Baro Architecture and SUM Project.
• Galenicum Headquarters, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain. HARCHITECTS.
• City Hall of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. HUB, Origin and Bureau Bouwtechniek.
• V&A Exhibition Road Quarter, Londres, Reino Unido. AL_A.
• "Sant Francesc" and "La Pardala", Morella Castle, Morella, Spain. Carquero Architecture.
• Quadrangle Building, King's College, London, United Kingdom. Hall McKnight.
• Ortega Marañón Foundation, Madrid, Spain. Junquera Architects.
• Union of Cooperators, Gavà, Spain. Meritxell Inaraja.
• Straf! School met lef, Beringen, Belgium. a2o architecten and AAC architecture.
• "La Carbonería", Barcelona, Spain. OSS Office for Strategic Spaces.
• Tobacco factory Linz - House Havana, Linz, Austria. Kaltenbacher architektur and STEINBAUER.
• Monsaraz Fortifications – west and south Barbican path, Reguengos de Monsaraz, Portugal. Pedro Pacheco Architects.
• Ombu, Madrid, Spain. Foster+Partners.
• Bolhão Market, Porto, Portugal. Nuno Valentim, Architecture and Rehabilitation.
• Wintercircus Mahy, Ghent, Belgium. Atelier Kempe Thill, aNNo architects, Baro Architecture and SUM Project.
• Galenicum Headquarters, Esplugues de Llobregat, Spain. HARCHITECTS.
• City Hall of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium. HUB, Origin and Bureau Bouwtechniek.
• V&A Exhibition Road Quarter, Londres, Reino Unido. AL_A.
Selected in the Exterior Spaces Category
For its part, the Jury for the Exterior Spaces Category, made up of the architects Chris Rankin and Pasqual Herrero, and architect Maria Viñé have selected, among a total of 31 projects presented, the following:
• Park of Culture Antonio Caregaro Negrin, Mogliano Veneto, Italy. MADE associates.
• Last chance for a slow dance, Larrabetzu, Spain. Behark.
• Almadraba of Nueva Umbría, Lepe, Spain. SOL89.
• Gasworks Area, Stockholm, Sweden. sweco.
• Traces of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain. Agi Architects.
• The airplane spot in the forest, Alhama de Murcia, Spain. Blancafort-Reus Architecture.
• Historic Path of Albacar, Ronda, Spain. Sergio Valadez Mateos.
• Space Viewpoint Cisterns, Álora, Spain. WaterScales architects.
• Rec Comtal in Vallbona, Barcelona, Spain. Carlos Enrich Studio.
• Last chance for a slow dance, Larrabetzu, Spain. Behark.
• Almadraba of Nueva Umbría, Lepe, Spain. SOL89.
• Gasworks Area, Stockholm, Sweden. sweco.
• Traces of Pontevedra, Pontevedra, Spain. Agi Architects.
• The airplane spot in the forest, Alhama de Murcia, Spain. Blancafort-Reus Architecture.
• Historic Path of Albacar, Ronda, Spain. Sergio Valadez Mateos.
• Space Viewpoint Cisterns, Álora, Spain. WaterScales architects.
• Rec Comtal in Vallbona, Barcelona, Spain. Carlos Enrich Studio.
